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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: In response to the last question, we are still finalising. I cannot say that we have the final budget but, yes, I am confident that there is a very clear commitment by all of the Government that the strategy will be funded. So if it is going to work, be implemented, have the desired effect and there is zero tolerance across all of government and all sectors, the strategy needs to be fully...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: We are already linking in with managers and people who work in refuge spaces and learning from them in terms of other refuges and conditions. There are projects under way and anything that happens will be shared. A lot of good things are happening in this space. With everybody working together provision is targeted and physically give lots of what we need, when we can achieve it and, most...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: On the vast majority of the recommendations, work is already in train or will be included in the strategy, which is really positive. The Chairman mentioned the completion of the first one in respect of a dedicated Minister, the agency and better co-ordinated structures that we are putting in place that I mentioned previously. In terms of the agency itself, the timeline we have set out is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: It will not be mandatory mediation. The Senator is right that there are cases where mediation is not the answer and is not the appropriate forum for people to engage. She is also right that not enough people go through mediation. Often a calm situation can become quite adversarial when it goes to the court, and it is often not the appropriate setting for people to reach an agreement. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: A group, chaired by my Department, has been working on that over the past year. It is linking in with the judicial system, the court structures and various representative groups, looking at best practice in other jurisdictions. It is taking that information that we are developing now, the overall plan and the strategy itself. Once we have it published, we will be able to go into it in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I apologise that as three other justice Bills were being taken at the same time, I was only able to get into the Seanad for the end of the debate. I support the intentions of the Bill and anything that will encourage victims to come forward and to know that their voices will be heard even perhaps at the end when a decision has been made and sentencing is being passed. As the Minister of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: All of these issues are being examined. Without going into detail about what is in the strategy, all of these issues are being looked at. I am very conscious that it is not just my Department but that the Department of Social Protection plays a significant role, and the Minister for Social Protection is very conscious of that as well. I assure the Deputy that all of these issues are being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware that, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no role in these independent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 20 February 2022 and continues to be processed. Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue. In order to be fair to all applicants, applications are processed in order of the date on which they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 4 March 2022 and continues to be processed. Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue. In order to be fair to all applicants, applications are processed in order of the date on which they are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The application for the person referred to by the Deputy was received by the Undocumented Unit of my Department on 16  February 2022 and continues to be processed. Due to the large number of applications on hand it is not possible to provide a definitive timeframe for a decision to issue. In order to be fair to all applicants, applications are processed in order of the date on which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Family Reunification Unit of my Department issued a letter to the person concerned on 26 April 2022 to allow them renew their registration with their local immigration office. On receipt of the letter, they should make the arrangements to complete their registration. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that an application for a Stamp 4 permission from the person referred to by the Deputy has been approved. They can expect to receive their new Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card within the next 10 working days. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy lodged a review application in respect of their EU Treaty Rights application decision on 28 September 2021. This application is currently under consideration. Applications are dealt with in strict chronological order, and a decision will issue to the applicant in due course.  Although it is not possible at the present time to provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: The applications for naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy, continue to be processed with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision in due course. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Health leads on Government policy in the area of drugs, and this policy is guided by the national drugs and alcohol strategy "Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery - a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025". This strategy represents a whole-of-government response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy may be aware, while the Data Protection Commission comes under the aegis of my Department in respect of the provision of funding and resources, the Commission itself, under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, is completely independent in the performance of its tasks and the exercise of its powers. It does not report to my Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (28 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: My Department has not revoked or cancelled any Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) permissions to date. However, the Deputy may be interested to know that there are significant withdrawal rates during the application process, with over 350 applications withdrawn to date. Some of these prospective investors may have withdrawn their application because they are no longer interested in the...